CME Group Star Partnership Mayoral Award

The CME Group Star Partnership Mayoral Award was developed by CME Group in conjunction with the Office of the Mayor and the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). Its purpose is to provide financial assistance to Chicago Star Scholars who are continuing their journey towards obtaining a bachelor’s degree.

The award is available to Star Scholars who are seeking to transfer from CCC to one of 25 four-year colleges or universities that are partners in the Chicago Star Scholarship Program – in order to pursue a degree in accounting, business management, computer science, economics, finance, or math.

CME Group first partnered with the Office of the Mayor of Chicago in 1986 to create its annual CME Group Mayoral Award for Student Achievement. This program was created in conjunction with both the mayor’s office and the Chicago Board of Education to honor high-achieving Chicago Public School (CPS) graduates. Since its inception, CME Group has awarded more than $2 million to thousands of high-achieving CPS students to help them achieve their academic goals. Building on the success of this program, the CME Group Star Partnership Mayoral Award evolved to provide financial assistance to CPS graduates further along in their educational journey.

CME Group will provide individual scholarships of $5,000 ($2,500 per year for two years) to 25 students annually.

• Must be eligible for May 2025 graduation from one of the seven City of Chicago Colleges
• Student’s major must be in one of the following areas: accounting, business management, computer science (IT), economics, finance, or math
• Cumulative GPA must be 3.0 or above
  
• Students must be Chicago Star Scholars transferring to one of the Chicago Star Scholarship Program colleges or universities in Fall 2025

Please complete the below application, including the required resume attachment, by 5:00 p.m. CT on April 25, 2025. Please note once started, this application cannot be saved to complete at a later date.  We recommend completing the application all at once. 

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